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Maybe it wasn't the best idea for acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller to resign before talking to Congress. He appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday as a sort of human sacrifice; the first bureaucrat to resign in the scandal, and not even the one Republicans or Tea Partiers wanted. Miller had been a deputy commissioner during the years of scandal, and the IRS inspector general's report didn't tie him to any bias or malfeasance.

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…are there for the broader right to counsel for detained immigrants that criminal defendants have received for 50 years . Congress should provide that. Immigrants who are detained and awaiting hearings cannot adequately represent themselves while jailed. And while other parts of immigration reform are hugely controversial, providing lawyers to detainees would be a surprisingly easy sell politically, if history is a guide.

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By David GoldmanHaving run out of patience for Congress to act on a cybersecurity bill the president alone does not have the power to protect companies from lawsuits when they are engaged in information sharing. He��s just looking at my open beer, but we have a beer,The comments came after the principal opposition group said it would not attend a meeting in Rome later this week of a group of more than 60 countries working to bring an end to the violence that has already claimed nearly …

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The evening will also include a silent auction, live raffle giveaways and a VIP hour featuring a live cooking demonstration. General admission tickets are available for $ 125 and provide …

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Mary Jo White, President Obama's choice to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, is telling Congress she can avoid conflicts of interest despite her long career on Wall Street.

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Governors in both parties warned of the potentially damaging consequences across the country if President Obama and Congress do not agree on a plan to avoid across-the-board spending cuts that are scheduled to take effect beginning on Friday.

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Chef Rich Garcia , of 606 Congress, made a good point on his blog by calling for " the promotion of underutilized species. " There is plenty of seafood which is rarely seen in stores and restaurants because it is not "popular." People need to diversify their taste and embrace the less common fish available, which usually are less expensive and more sustainable. Other chefs have voiced that same sentiment and last year, I proposed that same sentiment in …

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…Finger Lakes wines, and second because it is such a collaborative effort between our winemakers. Too bad the Congress can't collaborate like our wineries can," he adds with a wry chuckle.

Martini says that despite the recognition and the fact that Tierce is always a very limited production, they have no intention of raising the price at the wineries. Schumer said that the choice of a Finger Lakes wine will be a boon for New York's wineries across the state. New York…

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Local wine to be served at president's inauguration luncheon

By Gianna Volpe | 01/09/2013 4:30 PM | The Suffolk Times

Bedell Cellars's 2009 Merlot will be served at President Barrack Obama's inauguration luncheon Jan. 21.

The presidential inaugural luncheon is a tradition that dates back to 1867, but this year's bipartisan breaking of bread between the United States Congress and Supreme Court will feature something entirely new - Long Island wine.

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